In your opinion, what is the best method for collecting and check homework each day?

Answer 1

Have the students place it in a basket somewhere in the room and check their name off on a checksheet. Sometime during the day, simply glance at each paper to make sure it was completed. If you feel the need to put some sort of mark on it to communicate that you did look at it, invest in a stamp that says something like "turned in on time", or simply draw a star at the top.

In my opinion, there is no need to grade homework, as it should be only a reinforcement of skills taught that day (or fairly recently). Plus, there is a huge discrepancy between kids who have to do their homework entirely by themselves and those whose parents do it for them. There's no need to give grades to the parents!

Answer 2

You have to do what works best for you. Some ideas are:

Check it as they walk in the door. You can use a stamp to mark where they finished. This way they cannot come in and do it; it has to be done before them come to class. Personally I do not like this. It is a hassle for kids to try to get their papers out of their folders, etc. while they are trying to juggle their things. Besides; I am supposed to be monitoring the hallway. Still, for some it works.

"Trade and grade" to me is kind of a joke. The kids laugh about it and even the good kids can be pressured into changing an answer for a kid.

Collecting homework can be helpful because you get a clear idea of how they are doing. If you do not want to grade 150 papers each night you can always "spot check" 2 or 3 answers. If the kids are missing them you know you need to clarify. If they are right then they are doing ok.

Put a "snappy starter" on the board for the kids to do. It can be a short exercise from the book, a word scramble with spelling words, a few problems, a partner activity, etc. You can check attendance and walk around to check off the homework. You know that they practiced. In my opinion they should not be graded on practice but can receive a few points for doing it. Have kids put the answers on the board and check them real quick. Again, you can see how they are doing and if you need to explain something again or not.

Answer 3

I have a method that worked with my son but it takes consistancy! He was not good at bringing home his homework and would tell me it was done. He grades at the end of the semester told a different story and so did the teachers. What I did was tell him that if he didn't have any homework that I would give him homework for 2 hours each day. I got lots of software discs with algebra, geometry, triginometry, german, etc. I also would make him write research reports on current events, science, the weather or what ever I could find. He decided that he didn't like the work I gave him. In the process, his grades went from failing, to A's and B's and he was showing me his work every day that he had to do or had completed. This method really worked well!

Answer 4

I recommend collecting/checking the homework at the very beginning of class. If you collect it at the end of class, youre giving the students who havent done their hw time to quickly come up with something and hand it in at the end of class. This way you'll know who's actually spending some time on the assignments and whos not. And while youre collecting or checking, give them a math problem to solve (if youre a math teacher) or tell them to read a passage from their book so the class wont go out of control. At the same they wont be wasting time and theyll be learning. . GOOD LUCK!

Answer 5

I like to have students check each other's homework with red pens at the beginning of class. Also, I put check marks on the right answers, no negative X's, add up the checks, and give points instead of minuses. I don't let students decide who they'll trade papers with.
I also try not to give lots of homework, we try to get most work done at school as many of my students are poor, watching siblings or working in time away from school. They appreciate the consideration and are willing to work hard in class for the three to five minutes of free time each day if they get to work as soon as they get to class, work hard, and behave.
God bless you.

Answer 6

Midlandsharon

I am a new teacher and appreciate your answer very much. I like the idea that homework is reinforcement and should not be graded, per se. There should be acknowledgement of the value of practice, however. Do you give an overall grade for turing in assignments, e.g., if they turn in 8 out of 10 assignments they get an 80% for "homework"?

Thanks!

Answer 7

have the students give u the homework when they walk in the class

Answer 8

give them a warmup each day and while they are doing that, you walk over to each one and collect them, or check them.

Answer 9

just do it